Posts Tagged 'ACL tear'

A few weeks ago I wrote about some recent studies reporting a rise in ACL injuries in kids and discussed some of the causes of this trend. Since then I have had a few questions about treatment of these adolescent ACL injuries, so today I am going to explain how the thinking on this has evolved over the years and ...

On Saturday, the New York Times ran an article called “Sports Medicine Said to Overuse MRIs.” The author of the article and several quoted orthopaedists claim that the field’s reliance on MRIs has crossed the line from appropriate use to overuse. In fact, the article claims that MRIs are “given to almost every injured athlete or casual exerciser.” If this claim ...

Several recent studies, including this one from Philadelphia, have shown a significant rise in children’s sporting injuries over the past 10-15 years. A large percentage of these are knee injuries such as ACL or meniscus tears, which can have ramifications on knee health as an adult if not treated adequately during childhood. Throwing injuries of the shoulder and elbow, such ...